Is Royal Mail selloff being delayed to keep Brown in place?Times Online Blogs, UKAccording to the ever-intriguing blog by Rene Lavanchy, the the second reading of the Royal Mail selloff bill isn't due to be debated in the Commons next week, as was widely expected. Critically it does not appear on …
Read More »Government may postpone Commons showdown over Royal Mail sell-off – Mirror.co.uk
Mirror.co.uk Government may postpone Commons showdown over Royal Mail sell-offMirror.co.uk, UKThe Government may postpone a Commons showdown over the Royal Mail sell-off, Lord Mandelson hinted yesterday. The controversial legislation was due to be debated on June 9 but the Business Secretary let slip the second reading could be delayed. … More: …
Read More »Left in the dark by a second class delivery service – Stoke & Staffordshire
Left in the dark by a second class delivery serviceStoke & Staffordshire, UKI'VE been having trouble with Royal Mail for some time but my latest experience takes the biscuit. An eBay seller in Hampshire sent me a package of rare magazines by Royal Mail next day special delivery. When the postman …
Read More »Nantwich councillors take up Crewe's Royal Mail sorting office fight – Crewe Chronicle
Nantwich councillors take up Crewe's Royal Mail sorting office fightCrewe Chronicle, UKRoyal Mail is planning to close the Crewe site and transfer work to a new mail centre in Warrington. Crewe councillors and unions have been trying to resist the move, arguing up to 600 jobs could be lost as many …
Read More »Royal Mail sell-off 'will go ahead' – Times Online
Royal Mail sell-off 'will go ahead'Times Online, UKLord Mandelson, the Business Secretary, has insisted that the Government is committed to selling a 30 per cent stake in Royal Mail to the private sector and to the broader postal services bill. “Mandelson and the Cabinet are not for turning,” the … More: …
Read More »Royal Mail appoints head of data strategy – Marketing Week
Royal Mail appoints head of data strategyMarketing Week, UKRoyal Mail has appointed former Qbase Data Services commercial director Keith Jones as its new head of data strategy. He replaces Colin Bradshaw, who left at the end of last year to take on the position of managing director of data at DM …
Read More »CVC Bid For Royal Mail Would See Higher Prices – Hell Mail
CVC Bid For Royal Mail Would See Higher PricesHell Mail, UKWith speculation that a bid by Dutch-owned postal provider TNT Post for a share in Royal Mail may have fallen through, the government's top choice for a strategic partnership appears to be private equity group CVC. However, Peter Luff Chairman of …
Read More »Mandelson to press ahead with Royal Mail stake sale – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Mandelson to press ahead with Royal Mail stake saleTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomLord Mandelson, Business Secretary, is digging in his heels and pushing ahead with plans to sell a 30pc stake in Royal Mail after failing to attract a heavyweight offer and despite opposition from the public, unions and dismayed Labour backbenchers. …
Read More »Birmingham postal workers in protest at Royal Mail sell-off plans – The Birmingham Post
Birmingham postal workers in protest at Royal Mail sell-off plansThe Birmingham Post, UKHundreds of postmen and women gathered in Birmingham to tell the Government they will not accept the privatisation of Royal Mail. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) organised the march and rally in Victoria Square on Saturday as the latest …
Read More »Wise word in your ear – Mirror.co.uk
Wise word in your earMirror.co.uk, UKMore than a quarter (27%) have asked their father for advice and nine out of 10 rate his advice as good, according to research from Royal Mail. But more than half of businesses obtain more formal expert help, too. Royal Mail's Partners for Growth … More: …
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